Although it's discouraging news about the therabite. I did jaw stretches with no therabite (JUST opening as wide as a could and holding it for several seconds and repeating several times a day) during rad and I think my mouth stayed pretty limber then but during July and August, 2-3 months after rad, I started to gradually lose felxibility without realizing it. I didn't even GET a therabite until October. I find my mouth opening is narrowest in the AM but with the therabite I can widen it a bit duing the day and in the evening it's wide enough for me to be able to floss everywhere, even my back teeth (its a little wider than two finger-widths--I know it's supposed to be three.

Tom, I am hoping you are right about the classroom thing since I return to the classroom, for two classes anyway, next semester (I've been teaching part time online all through treatment and will continue with that too to try to avoid overdoing it and straining my voice at first). I'm also hoping if I keep regularly using the therabite it will get my mouth open a little wider since I need it to be a LITTLE wider to get some dental work done.

Nelie